Linguistic Fun in a Dot-to-Dot Mind
June 7, 2007 12:28 pmI like the way children’s minds connect, I call them the ‘dot-to-dot’ mind.
Here are some incidents when the Angel showed me her ‘dot-to-dot’ mind and I laughed myself silly (still laughing)!
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We drove past a mosque and the Angel told me, “Look! There is a moon up there!” So, I explained, “It is a mosque, a place of worship, just like we go to church, the Muslims go there to pray.”
Then she went, “Do they also say Dear God?”
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In a Chinese cafeteria, the Angel was seated by a fishtank with some goldfish. The goldfish were not moving and I told her, “Shhh! They are sleeping. They sleep with their eyes open because they do not have eyelids.”
She went, “Just like my soft toys!”
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The alternative dad was singing, “Who let the dog out?”
The Angel went excitedly, “Put on the leash!”
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I’m always excited in my speech or sometimes negative, ” I can’t wait to go / eat / sleep!” or “I can’t stand it!”
Whenever the Angel hears such phrases, she will correct me, ” I can wait to go / eat / sleep!” “I can stand it!”
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One day, I was trying to act out ferocious hunting animals, like tigers and lions. And I was going, “I’m a tiger! Roaaaar!!! Roaaaar!”
The Angel went, ” I’m a tiger! But I’m a friendly one!” (Smiled sheepishly!)
(End of acting ferocious. All such animals are now friendly!)
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Categories: Linguistic Fun
5 Responses to “Linguistic Fun in a Dot-to-Dot Mind”
Hi AM–fun post! It is very interesting how they connect different words, phrases and ideas together.
Some wonderful answers by your little one!
Hahaha… your little one sure has creative imaginations and answers. Such innocence are so heart-warming! Keep it coming, AM!
Your little one does pay attn to small details! fish eyelid indeed, hahaha.
in view of my recent “fear” post, i particularly like the one where she goes “friendly tiger”. says a lot about the way she looks at the world…
hehe sometimes the words they say is really unexpected
Hi New Parent, yes, I love the way kids’ minds connect. The pure simplicity of the way they see things and connect them. Can we further hone it or will it be lost with age and why? Hmmm…
Hi Shirley, I know when Ian grows, he will make you laugh yourself silly, too!
Hi, Mom of Cairo, my daughter, indeed, likes things to be friendly. She generally makes ferocious things friendly or avoids unfriendly things, simply because of the nature. She once bawled over an unfriendly man in a sotrybook who hit a pony. Since then, she will remind me again and again that she does not have a liking for Mr Stone. I do sometimes worry for her fragility, after all, the world is sometimes fraught with hostility and antagonistic situations.
Hi Jazzmint, you are absolutely right to say that children can come up with unexpected words and I simply love those moments. I record them in my head or down and play them again and again.
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